Domestic Woods
Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)
Our most popular wood option, Walnut is native to the eastern and midwest United States. It has a rich chocolate brown color with hints of purple and red. It has an elegant dark brown grain that gives a beautiful and unique look to every piece.
Janka Hardness: 1010 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 38 lbs/ft3
Hard Maple
(Acer Saccharum)
Native to the eastern midwest United States, this wood is a light to yellow creamy color. It has a straight grain with a very smooth fine texture. This wood is known for its duribility and strength.
Janka Hardness: 1450 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 44 lbs/ft3
Red Oak
(Quercus rubra)
Native to the Northeastern United States and Southeastern Canada, this wood is a light brown color with a reddish tinge. It has an even grain with a coarse open texture. Red Oak is a timeless, American classic used for everything from furniture to flooring.
Janka Hardness: 1290 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 43.8 lbs/ft3
Cherry
(Prunus serotina)
Native to the midwestern United States, this wood is a light pinkish brown when freshly cut, darkening to a medium reddish brown with time. It has a mostly straight grain with a fine even texture. it epitomizes timeless elegance and the rich heritage of American woodworking.
Janka Hardness: 950 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 35 lbs/ft3
Hickory
(Carya ovata)
Native to the eastern United States, this wood is a light to medium brown in color with reddish hues. It has a straight grain with a medium texture. This wood is one of the hardest and strongest woods native to North America.
Janka Hardness: 1880 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 50 lbs/ft3
Exotic Woods
Purpleheart
(Peltogyne spp)
Native to Central and South America, this wood is a striking rich purple color. It has a straight grain with a fine even texture. This wood is known for its unique purple color and exceptional hardness. This is the hardest and heaviest wood we offer.
Janka Hardness: 2520 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 56.4 lbs/ft3
Wenge
(Millettia laurentii)
Native to Central Africa, this wood is a dark brown to black color. It has a straight grain with a coarse texture. This wood is known for its near black color, and exceptional hardness and strength.
Janka Hardness: 1930 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 54.2 lbs/ft3
Zebrawood
(Microberlinia brazzavillensis)
Native to west Africa, this wood is a light to creamy color with a stark dark brown grain. It has a straight to interlocking grain with a medium texture. This wood is known its dramatic grain pattern that resembles zebra stripes.
Janka Hardness: 1830 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 50 lbs/ft3
Leopardwood
(Roupala montana)
Native to Central and South America, this wood is a medium to dark redish brown color with stark light brown spots and streaks known as medullary rays. It has a straight grain with a faily coarse texture. This wood is known for the promenent medullary rays that closely resemble the spots of a Leopard.
Laser engraving is not recommend with this wood
Janka Hardness: 1450 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 44 lbs/ft3
Padauk
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
Native to Central and tropical west Africa, this wood is a vibrant reddish orange color that deeps to a reddish brown as it ages. It has a straight grain with a medium texture. This wood is known for its striking vibrant color and its excellent durability.
Janka Hardness: 1710 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 46.5 lbs/ft3
African Mahogany
(Khaya spp.)
Native to tropical Africa, this woods color ranges from pale pink to a deeper reddish brown. It has a straight grain medium texture. This wood is a classic known for Its durability and its beautiful, highly lustrous finish.
Janka Hardness: 1070 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 33.9 lbs/ft3
Black Limba
(Terminalia superba)
Native to topical western Africa, this wood is a yellow creamy color contrasted with dark brown, grey, and black streaks. It has an interlocking grain with medium texture. This wood is known for its beautiful variegated appearance. Black Limba is also renown for it's acoustic properties and some of the most valuable guitars in the world are made with Limba wood.
Janka Hardness: 670 lbs/ft
Avg. Weight: 35 lbs/ft3